My photographic background

I’ve been an avid photographer since my father would occasionally lend me his old Argus camera back in the 1960s, although I didn’t have a camera of my own until 1973 when I bought a Pentax SP SLR camera. Initially I shot in black & white and had my own darkroom for processing the film and making prints, as it was a cheaper option than having the film processed.

Later I began shooting colour slides, and making Cibachrome prints from the slides in my darkroom (a bathroom with a makeshift table over the tub and the window blacked out).

As the low-res digital photography world unfolded, I began using digital cameras, albeit initially with 640 x 480 pixel resolution, which didn’t translate well into the modern world.

I continued to pick up new digital cameras as their resolution improved, and, in 2013, I bought a Canon EOS 6D DSLR, in 2015 a fast 24mm wide angle prime lens, & in 2017, a fast 14mm wide angle prime lens. In 2018 I started using a Canon EOS R mirrorless camera. I bought a 600mm prime lens for viewing the solar eclipse in 2024.

I find myself relying on my iPhone 17 Pro Max for more of my casual photography these days.

I also happened to begin using a DJI Mini 3 Pro drone in 2023, and you’ll see some of the resulting photos in the Aerial gallery.